Talking to Your Congregation About Money Helpful insights on talking about money and encouraging people to become generous givers.
Is Your Church Paying Fair Salaries? Attracting and keeping quality employees while practicing good stewardship. Matt Steen
The Role of Your Church Board in Providing Financial Oversight Consider the value of strong finance and audit subcommittees with specific responsibilities. Rob Faulk
Violation of Trust Terms Key point 6-07.05. Church board members may be personally liable for diverting designated funds or
Hey, Fletch: Would We Save Money by Outsourcing Our Church’s Cleaning? The cost may seem high, but the in-house expenses may surprise you. David Fletcher
Accountability Systems One basic principle and six simple steps help protect a church's finances. Karl Vaters
An Opportunity When a Church Expense Runs High Evaluation and communication can yield a far better return. By Terrence Chavis, as told to Matthew Branaugh
The Church Stewardship Prime Directive Here's one finance principle that should trump all others. Karl Vaters
Q&A: Should There Be a Limit to the Number of Church Bank Accounts? There are several issues created by having multiple accounts. The Editors
When the Bank Says No Rejection is no fun under any circumstance. It can be especially disheartening for a church Veronica Abney
Finding the Funding Oasis Getting the money for a building project during a financial drought. Lee A. Dean
Finding Grants for Church Building Campaigns Are there corporate or foundation grants available to fund your church building campaign? There may Joy Skjegstad
Determining Which Ministry Gets What One pastor shares how to best allocate church budget money. Gary Fenton
Maximizing Your Church’s Buying Power How to find the ideal combination of price, quality, and reliability. Lee A. Dean
Finding Grant Funds Grants and gifts might help outreach efforts but there are catches. Joy Skjegstad
A Better Way to Address an End-of-Year Shortfall How to talk about end-of-year deficits—and spur giving. John R. Throop
Asking for Big Gifts in Tough Times Keys to securing large contributions in tight situations. Eric Reed